hi, sorry to bother you came across this entry randomly when searching clear bubble in the context of fish parasites.... my fish has looked very unhealthy for a long time now, i would say about six months, and you seem like you know a lot about fish. i've been researching web sites, but i can't really be sure about anything i read, and i don't want to mis-medicate her. anyway, i am surprised she is still alive. wen shes swimming around she looks osmewhat normal, but usually she just sights in a corner at the bottom of the tank, nose down or sometimes at the top of the tank nose up. she has a clear bubble about the size of a pea (she is about two inches long, four or five if you count her tail) coming out of her butt. usually she has a long trail coming out of there, black or pink, i figured it was just excrement, but now theres this bubble there...her scales are dull and look puffed out, and she is extremely sluggish. i have tried medicating her in the past, changing the water, but to no avail, but since she has survived this long i wrote off that she was actually sick. but the water is foggy, consistantly, and this is definitely not a normal fish. it depresses me so i leave the light off. im really in despair as to what to do with her, i don't know if i should have euthanized her or what. she is a fan-tail gold fish. do you have any advice? i would really appreciate it! thanks very much and i'm sorry to hear about your fish : (. best, nora
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Date: 2006-04-19 05:30 am (UTC)came across this entry randomly when searching clear bubble in the context of fish parasites.... my fish has looked very unhealthy for a long time now, i would say about six months, and you seem like you know a lot about fish. i've been researching web sites, but i can't really be sure about anything i read, and i don't want to mis-medicate her. anyway, i am surprised she is still alive. wen shes swimming around she looks osmewhat normal, but usually she just sights in a corner at the bottom of the tank, nose down or sometimes at the top of the tank nose up. she has a clear bubble about the size of a pea (she is about two inches long, four or five if you count her tail) coming out of her butt. usually she has a long trail coming out of there, black or pink, i figured it was just excrement, but now theres this bubble there...her scales are dull and look puffed out, and she is extremely sluggish. i have tried medicating her in the past, changing the water, but to no avail, but since she has survived this long i wrote off that she was actually sick. but the water is foggy, consistantly, and this is definitely not a normal fish. it depresses me so i leave the light off. im really in despair as to what to do with her, i don't know if i should have euthanized her or what. she is a fan-tail gold fish. do you have any advice? i would really appreciate it! thanks very much and i'm sorry to hear about your fish : (.
best,
nora